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TO ALL WHGM ET MK; @GHOEEN:

Be it known that Z, D. LITTLEFIELD, of- Burlington, in the county of Beeline, and in the Sta-teot Wi cousin, have invented certain new ancl useful Improvements in Skeins o5 Axles; and do he'rehj declare that the following is a; full, clear, and exact doses-lotion thereoflrefereuee being hell to the eocompztnying clrewiirgs', eud to the lettere of reference marl-zeal thereon. In the annexed drawings, rue-king part of this specification- A represents the axle of a vehicle, end B the slzeiu on the end of mid axle. G represents the box, which Its in the hub, and into which the skoin passes. 03 0? represent collere, of brass or some other suit-able soft metal, which are passed over the slrein at each end, resting between the skein and the box, and are for the purpose of Forming a suitable soft bearing for the sk ein. These collars are formed, as seen at their outer ends, with flanges a e, which are bevelled. in the manner representecl. he flanges e e extend over the cellar, at the junction of the shein and axle, and the flanges a e extend over the edges of the out D, which passes on to the end of the skeiu 'to keep the wheel on. These collare are provided u'itl. the small projections or lugs x and w 0;, which take into recesses for-med to rcceiv e them iu the collar'E, in theskein just back of the screwthreuil at the end of said skein. The objects of these lugs or projections airet o keep the collars d a stationery upon the Skein. These collars ci (3 Will be manufactured of suitable sizes, to correspond with the tliffercnt sizcrl skeinsnow in use, and oer: be applied very reeclily in a few moments to any slrein by any ordinary smith. By the use oi these collars, the skein, after it has become Wormoen he made to fit the box snugly, anal thus do uwey with that rocking of the wheel upon its axle which is so injurioue to it. From the formation of the hanger; at e e, sand, or grit, or dirt felling upon them will he readily turnetl'oif, so that will not reach the skcin.

am aware that the use of flanges for covering the collars is not new; but they have not heretofore been bevelled, and consequently Clo-riot prevent the egress of the (lirt, 350. By hevelling'the flanges, as herein described, the axle is kept clean, as the send and. dirt will be prevented from passing into the axle.

Having thus fully described my invention, what Ieleim as new, unit desire to secure by Letters Patent, ZS-

1, Thehevelled' flanges e e, for severing the collar E and the nut D, and protecting them from grit anti suntl, euhstentially as specified. i

The projections or lugs is x, for stationing the collars d at to set forth.

In'testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this 28th day August, 1867.

S. D. LITTLEFIELD.

mporerily upon'the skein, substantially es With esses:

JOHN S. IIOLLINGSHEAD, Jorm D. 131 003.- 

